Abstract
This paper is informed by a premise
that there is a lot misinterpretation of current events in Cameroon history.
This paper argues that this misinterpretation owes it roots to the inadequate
representation of historical facts in history text books in Cameroon schools in
both the French and English speaking sub-systems of education. The
post-colonial administration have consciously ensured that the content of
historical knowledge is controlled so as not to inject friction and the attempt
by one group in particular- the former British Trust territory /Anglophone
Cameroon to stick to their cultural heritage-Anglophone Saxon system of
education. This measure is followed by systematic attempts to harmonize both
systems. In this way the state will have full control of the historical content
that is taught in Cameroon schools.
Comparatively, the Anglophone text books handle only the facts of
history and treat the subject as an entity. The Francophone text books are a
merger of history and other discipline such as geography and economics in a
single text book. Secondly history is not treated as an entity. In as much as
its harmonization policy has met with stiff resistance from the Anglophone
sector, the representation of historical fact in the text books is inadequate, to give a full understanding
of historical interpretation in this part of Cameroon. This paper made use of primary and secondary
sources in the form of articles, newspapers, book chapters and books. The paper
therefore, concludes that this has given room for historians, teachers of
history and the general public to ascribe different meanings to different
events and arriving at different conclusions based only on some of the fact and
not all the facts. It further holds that in the French sector historical
knowledge is grossly insufficient for the students and the public to
understanding contemporary issues with reference to the colonial, post-colonial
and contemporary events in Cameroon historiography.
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